They both are featuring Zhang Miaoyi and travel from a young age to marriage.... They are very sweet and the chemistry between leads is to die for. Loved them both <3
Exclusive Fairytale is still about to be released however based on novel:
- leads growing up together
- plot going from childhood times to school to university to adult life
- childhood friends to having crush on each other to lovers
- smart male lead who helps female lead study
- male lead being attentive to FL
- dealing with problems of teenagers and then young adults like exams, university, discovering yourself, first jobs
- leads growing up together
- plot going from childhood times to school to university to adult life
- childhood friends to having crush on each other to lovers
- smart male lead who helps female lead study
- male lead being attentive to FL
- dealing with problems of teenagers and then young adults like exams, university, discovering yourself, first jobs
Exclusive Fairytale hasn't aired yet but it should be coming out soon and as a youth drama it has some similarities with Our Secret
- handsome male lead popular at school
- FL and ML being neighbors
- family issues when it comes to ML family
- doting ML
- main plot from being teenagers to university and then adulthood
- smart male lead who helps female lead study
- group of friends living thru their highschool life
- handsome male lead popular at school
- FL and ML being neighbors
- family issues when it comes to ML family
- doting ML
- main plot from being teenagers to university and then adulthood
- smart male lead who helps female lead study
- group of friends living thru their highschool life
Both are a lifelong friendship that turns to romance with the FL older than the ML and always getting him into trouble as children. Both have funny flashbacks to their early childhood, and both MLs are more quiet while the FLs are bolder. The leads' parents are also very close.
In both, the FL et ML have grown together and considere each other as siblings until the romance appears. The ML is the first to understand that he loves his "sister".
The ML has a complicated family situation in both, but it is more complicated in FIT.
In both the ML is really good at studies when the FL is not and needs his help.
The ML is seen as really handsome by everyone and the FL has many rivals.
I think that FIT is better thanks to its better story and quality but EF is not a really bad drama either.
The ML has a complicated family situation in both, but it is more complicated in FIT.
In both the ML is really good at studies when the FL is not and needs his help.
The ML is seen as really handsome by everyone and the FL has many rivals.
I think that FIT is better thanks to its better story and quality but EF is not a really bad drama either.
- Both knew each other from when they were younger. In Exclusive Fairytale, they grew up together. While in Hidden Love, the FL met him while she was in school.
- Both shows have total green flags in the leads. They give similar vibes.
- Both are sort of friends to lovers. In Hidden Love, at first the ML treats her as his sister, that then turns to love, while Exclusive Fairytale, both the leads treat each other as siblings in the beginning but then the ML realizes he wants something more.
- Both shows.. once the couple gets together they don't break up, and are overall just the cutest...
I don't know what else to tell ya, these shows just give off a similar vibe to one another. If you like one, I recommend trying the other.
- Both shows have total green flags in the leads. They give similar vibes.
- Both are sort of friends to lovers. In Hidden Love, at first the ML treats her as his sister, that then turns to love, while Exclusive Fairytale, both the leads treat each other as siblings in the beginning but then the ML realizes he wants something more.
- Both shows.. once the couple gets together they don't break up, and are overall just the cutest...
I don't know what else to tell ya, these shows just give off a similar vibe to one another. If you like one, I recommend trying the other.
• Both have Older Woman/Younger man tag.
• FLs in both treat the ML as a little brother.
• Strong female leads.
• Childhood Sweethearts.
• Families of the leads are involved in their lives.
• FLs in both treat the ML as a little brother.
• Strong female leads.
• Childhood Sweethearts.
• Families of the leads are involved in their lives.
I'm actually upset that no one has recommended this yet. Some major points of similarity as both have:
- non-blood-related siblings/???? (childhood sweethearts) turned lovers trope
- banter (except I think Sweet First Love's is a lot better) between the leads
- a lot of romance which makes it perfect for mindless binging (more so in Exclusive Fairytale in my opinion)
- school life and uni life (although there's more school life in Sweet First Love)
However, if you haven't watched both and want to know which one's more suited for you, Exclusive Fairytale is 1000% romance-centered but has none of the stereotypical misunderstandings or jealousy. Whereas, Sweet First Love has sparks flying everywhere that is on an incomparable level for me, and it contains quite a bit of jealousy from the male lead, but is so cutely executed. It does also have a little bit more plot development than Exclusive Fairytale.
- non-blood-related siblings/???? (childhood sweethearts) turned lovers trope
- banter (except I think Sweet First Love's is a lot better) between the leads
- a lot of romance which makes it perfect for mindless binging (more so in Exclusive Fairytale in my opinion)
- school life and uni life (although there's more school life in Sweet First Love)
However, if you haven't watched both and want to know which one's more suited for you, Exclusive Fairytale is 1000% romance-centered but has none of the stereotypical misunderstandings or jealousy. Whereas, Sweet First Love has sparks flying everywhere that is on an incomparable level for me, and it contains quite a bit of jealousy from the male lead, but is so cutely executed. It does also have a little bit more plot development than Exclusive Fairytale.
similarities:
- chinese drama
- roughly the same episode length (~30 mins)
- school setting
- first love
- friends to lovers
- healthy relationship
- childhood connection
- male lead falls first
- sensitive and smart male lead
differences:
- "exclusive fairytale" has 24 eps while "meeting you" has 28
- the female lead in "meeting you" is very extroverted (opposites attract trope)
- "meeting you" also takes place in college
- the male lead in "meeting you" suffers from haphephobia and social anxiety
- "meeting you" is a bit of a slow burn romance
- the couple in "meeting you" has the cohabitation trope while the couple in "exclusive fairytale" are neighbors
- chinese drama
- roughly the same episode length (~30 mins)
- school setting
- first love
- friends to lovers
- healthy relationship
- childhood connection
- male lead falls first
- sensitive and smart male lead
differences:
- "exclusive fairytale" has 24 eps while "meeting you" has 28
- the female lead in "meeting you" is very extroverted (opposites attract trope)
- "meeting you" also takes place in college
- the male lead in "meeting you" suffers from haphephobia and social anxiety
- "meeting you" is a bit of a slow burn romance
- the couple in "meeting you" has the cohabitation trope while the couple in "exclusive fairytale" are neighbors
Synopsis
The drama tells the story of how an ordinary girl Xia Guo chooses when faced with two different choices, and what happens. The drama is presented in parallel time and space. The different choices of the heroine will lead to different endings.There are the challenges and dilemmas of the big city; but on the other hand, there is the stability and triviality of the small town. In life it is always necessary to make concessions, without fear of loss, and moving forward to embrace that sense of the "extraordinary." If life could have other versions, and the "if" could be experienced, what would it look like? The drama realizes this "if" so that the heroine experiences two lives in parallel. How she will handle those choices is the big question.
"I live elsewhere" (from original title in chinese).
Source: DramaWiki
The drama tells the story of how an ordinary girl Xia Guo chooses when faced with two different choices, and what happens. The drama is presented in parallel time and space. The different choices of the heroine will lead to different endings.There are the challenges and dilemmas of the big city; but on the other hand, there is the stability and triviality of the small town. In life it is always necessary to make concessions, without fear of loss, and moving forward to embrace that sense of the "extraordinary." If life could have other versions, and the "if" could be experienced, what would it look like? The drama realizes this "if" so that the heroine experiences two lives in parallel. How she will handle those choices is the big question.
"I live elsewhere" (from original title in chinese).
Source: DramaWiki
? Both dramas fall within the romantic comedy genre, focusing on lighthearted and sweet romantic relationships with humorous elements.
? In both dramas, the main characters start off with a history of knowing each other since childhood or youth, eventually growing into a romantic relationship. This "friends-to-lovers" progression is central to the plot.
? In both series, the female protagonists are portrayed as smart, ambitious women. In Love is Sweet, the female lead works in the financial world, while in Exclusive Fairytale, the female lead has her own personal goals and dreams.
? The male lead plays a supportive role, encouraging and helping the female lead achieve her dreams, while also developing feelings for her. They are protective yet respectful of her independence.
? Family plays an important role in shaping the dynamics of the characters' relationships, adding emotional layers to the narrative in both dramas.
? In both dramas, the main characters start off with a history of knowing each other since childhood or youth, eventually growing into a romantic relationship. This "friends-to-lovers" progression is central to the plot.
? In both series, the female protagonists are portrayed as smart, ambitious women. In Love is Sweet, the female lead works in the financial world, while in Exclusive Fairytale, the female lead has her own personal goals and dreams.
? The male lead plays a supportive role, encouraging and helping the female lead achieve her dreams, while also developing feelings for her. They are protective yet respectful of her independence.
? Family plays an important role in shaping the dynamics of the characters' relationships, adding emotional layers to the narrative in both dramas.
